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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. To bridge that gap between the 2.7 Gil Weigand.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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The electrical grid also supports the efficient distribution of power and makes use of energy generated through renewable means like wind and solar. The intermittent nature of daylight and strong winds, however, is a stubborn problem. For combustion-based heating, fuels like oil and gas are stored and moved to where they can be burned.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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One of the keys to TOD is to desegregate commercial and residential land use so people live near where they work and even if they have to commute to work the distributed nature housing and commercial avoids the overcrowding in one direction you experience with dedicated residential neighborhoods. The city will have two transit levels.

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Cuba’s Power Grid Nears Total Failure

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Cuba’s Renewable Energy Options Heavy crude oil isn’t Cuba’s only resource; it has a wealth of untapped renewable energy options, including solar, wind, and potentially sugarcane biomass. Pilot projects for wind farms are underway. Crucial renewable energy projects often get delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of funding.

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Entering a New Era of Modeling and Simulation

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Another time, I spoke with someone who used our software for automating their process of designing boat landings for offshore wind turbines by creating their own library of parts, combining their learned experience with structural analysis. Transformers are inherently noisy, but they can be designed to be as close to silent as possible.